Combination crosscut and circular saw.



No. 669,956. Patented Mar. I2, l90l.

C. C. HENRY.

COMBINATION CBUSSCUT AND CIRCULAR SAW.

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CHARLES C. HENRY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- -HALFTO JOHN A. MOMILLEN, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINATION CROSSCUT AND CIRCULAR SAW.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N0. 669,956, dated March 121901.

Application filed November 12, 1900. Serial No. 36,288. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. HENRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Crosscut and Circular Saws, of which the following is aspecification. My invention relates to an improved appa- Io ratuswhereby the trunks and limbs of trees can be out up with rapidity andeconomy into short lengths for stove-wood.

The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus which can beoperated by horsepower near the place where the tree is cut down andwhich shall comprise a circular saw for cutting up the limbs of treesand the smaller end of the trunk of the tree into short lengths forstove-wood, and also a crosscutsaw for cutting the thicker end of thetrunk into such short pieces, both of said saws being driven from thesame source of power,

means for moving the trunk into proper positions to be cut up by thecrosscut-saw, and a carrier for moving the lighter pieces of the tree upto the circular saw to be out up thereby. My invention therefore residesin the novel construction, combination,and arrangement of parts for theabove ends, hereinafter fully specified and particularly pointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus.Fig.2 is a vertical transverse section thereof on the line A A ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line B B of Fig. 1. Fig. 4is a side elevation of the driving mechanism operated by the horsepower.Figs. 5 and 6 are details of the connection of the pitman for operatingthe crosscut-saw from a Wrist upon a drivingpulley, and Figs. 7 and 8are details of the guide for holding the saw vertical.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents aframe suitably secured to theground and car- 5 rying bearings 2 for a vertical shaft 3. On

the upper end of said shaft 3 is mounted a disk 4, to which are attachedbeams or poles 5, to which horses may be harnessed for the purpose ofrotating the shaft 3 byhorse-power. Said shaft 3 carries a bevel-gear 6,meshing with a bevel-pinion 7 upon a longitudinal shaft 8, mounted inbearings 9 1O 11, the other end of said shaft carrying a pulley 12,connected by means of a belt 13 with a pulley 14 on a shaft 15, theother end of said latter shaft carrying a pulley 16, driving, by meausofa belt 17, a shaft 18. The shafts 15 and 18 are mounted in bearings on aframe work 20, fixedly secured upon the ground. The shaft 18 carries atone end a fly-wheel 6o 21 and at the other end a circular saw 22. Thepulley 12 carries awrist-pin 23, connected by a pitman 24 withcrosscut-saw 25.

Said crosscut-saw is used for cutting the trunk of the tree into shortlengths whenever the thickness of the trunk is too great to permit itbeing cut up by the circular saw, and

.the latter is used for thinner parts of the trunk or limbs. In order tomove the trunk in the direction of its length, so as to cut it up intothe desired lengths, there is provided a Windlass 30 on a frame 31,spiked or secured to the ground, around which Windlass is wound a rope32. The rope 32-is secured to the end of the trunk, and the trunk ismoved along the ground beneath the crosscut-saw by means of saidWindlass the required short distance, and then the crosscutsaw islowered into contact with the trunk and commences cutting the trunk.When said trunk has been cut through, the severed part thereof is rolledout of place, the crosscut-sawis raised out ofcontact with the trunk,and the trunk is moved forward by means of the Windlass. To raise saidsaw, there is pro- 85 vided a rope 3r, passing over a pulley35 on ashaft 36 on posts 37. To the other end of said rope may be attached aweight 38 to reduce the weight of the crosscut-saw resting on the trunk.9o

Said crosscut-saw is made somewhat in the form of an ordinary hack-saw,but of much greater size. It comprises the saw-blade 40 and a back 41,said back being formed of a T shape in cross-section. The upper edge,9', however, of said back is enlarged to form a rib to be engaged by aguide 42 on the end of an arm 43,pivotally extending from the standard4st of the frame 20, which carries the shaft 15. Said guide 42 serves tokeep said saw upright, so that the blade thereof saws a straight outthrough the trunk.

When said crosscut-saw has been raised in the manner described, the rope32 is now tied around the end of the trunk from which the short lengthhas just been cut off and said trunk moved longitudinally along theground by means of said Windlass.

To bring the thinner pieces of the tree up to the circular saw, there isprovided a carrier 50, which runs, by means of wheels 51, upon rails 52and carries rollers 53. A stop 54 on the frame 20 is provided, againstwhich the end of the length of the trunk or of the limb of the tree canbe moved" in order to gage the length to be cut by the" circular saw.When the piece of the tree has been moved upon the rollers 53 up to saidstop, the carrier is then moved upon its wheels 51 against the circularsaw, cutting off the desired length. The carrier is then moved back, andthe piece of the trunk or limb is again .moved forward upon the rollers53 until its end comes into contact with the stop 54, and another shortlength is then cut off by the circular saw in the same manner.

In order to provide a construction which is at the same time strong andcheap, I make the pitman 24 of gas-pipe. Said pitman is screwed at itspower end into a T-piece 60, surrounding a bushing 61 on a bolt-62, thehead 63 of which is movable in a slot 64 in a bearing or plate 65,secured to the pulley 12. A nut 66 secures said T-piece and bushing inplace. The other end of the pitman 24 is screwed into a short T-piece oreye 67 around a bolt 68, said bolt being surrounded by a bushing-".69.Upon said bushing works the cylindrical portion 70 of the T piece, theupright 71 of which is forked and embraces the rib of the back of thecrosscut-saw, being riveted thereto, as shown at 72. A nut 73 maintainsthe parts in place.

The arm 43, which carries the guide for the crosscut-saw, is screwed toa screw 75, projecting from a short shaft 76, upon which is a'bushing 77and a' Tpiece-78, and in the upright of which-T-piece 70 is screwed anextension 79 from the guide 42, which engages the rib 80 of the backofthe saw.

I claim- In an apparatus of the character described the combination of aframe, a shaft in said frame, means for rotating said shaft, a circularsaw mounted in said frame, operatively connected with said shaft to bedriven thereby, a pulley on said shaft, a slotted plate secured to thepulley,a bolt having its head adjustably secured in said slot, a tubularpit- .man connected at its power end with a T- piece surrounding saidbolt, said T-piece, a

drag-saw, a T-piece the upright of which is forked and embracesthe ribof the back of the saw, a bolt in the cylindical head of the latterT-piece, a short T piece or eye also surrounding said bolt, the workingend of the lpittnan being screwed into said eye, a guide in which theback of the sawslides, and a swinging arm pivotally connected to saidguide, substantially as described.

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHAS. O. HEN RY.

